Tesla attack prompts German energy service provider to call for grid protection updates

German utility Westenergie CEO Katherina Reiche has called for a collaboration between policymakers and power grid operators to strengthen the response to attacks on the country’s power infrastructure. The executive’s comments come on the heels of the suspected arson attack against Tesla Giga Berlin-Brandenburg in Grünheide, Germany.  As noted in a Reuters report, Reiche told reporters in […]

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Stellantis & Leapmotor joint venture gets approval from Chinese regulator

Stellantis and Leapmotor’s joint venture received approval from China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC).  With the approval from the NDRC, Stellantis can build and sell Leapmotor electric vehicles (EVs) outside of China, said people familiar with the matter. The joint venture between Stellantis and Leapmotor still needs regulatory approval in other markets.  In October […]

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VW-owned Navistar begins autonomous trucking pilot

A subsidiary of Volkswagen-owned Traton, Navistar, has officially launched an autonomous trucking pilot program, in partnership with technology company Plus. Navistar announced the news in a press release on Tuesday, saying that the partnership with Plus to use its Level 4 autonomous SuperDrive technology stack into both its International brand and others. The company says […]

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ADAS safeguards are lacking across auto brands: IIHS

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released a study showing that Advanced Driver Assistance System (ADAS) safeguards are lacking across brands, with most of the 14 partially automated systems tested receiving “marginal” or “poor” ratings. In a press release shared on Tuesday, the IIHS released early results from the new ratings system, noting […]

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SpaceX continues progress towards Starship’s 3rd test flight

SpaceX is at least two days away from the potential 3rd test flight of Starship. The company is still targeting the morning of Thursday, March 14th, while they await the launch license from the Federal Aviation Administration, which could come at any time between now and the evening before launch. While SpaceX waited for the […]

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Crew 7 returns to Earth following 197 days aboard the International Space Station

Crew 7 returned to Earth after a fiery re-entry through the atmosphere to splash down in the Gulf of Mexico. That fiery re-entry was witnessed by anyone who dared to be awake and had clear skies as Crew Dragon Endurance and its 4 crew members streaked South over the mid-western to Southern states ahead of […]

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This petition urges the NHTSA to stop calling OTA updates ‘recalls’

One Tesla shareholder has launched a new petition encouraging the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to change the language surrounding safety recalls that are fixed with an over-the-air (OTA) software update. On Tuesday, Sawyer Merritt announced on X that he has launched a petition to urge the NHTSA to stop classifying OTA software updates […]

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Tesla software update includes one-time charge limit, adaptive high beams

Tesla has started rolling out its latest software update, featuring a new one-time charge limit feature, as well as support for adaptive high beams in some regions. Software update 2024.8 has started rolling out to Tesla vehicles, featuring the new one-time charge feature, as well as European support for adaptive high beams on redesigned Model […]

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk to visit Giga Berlin this week: report

A recent report from Germany has claimed that Tesla CEO Elon Musk would be paying a visit to Giga Berlin-Brandenburg this Wednesday. Musk will reportedly also meet with officials during his visit.  Citing information reportedly gathered from corporate circles, Table Media Berlin noted that Musk would be traveling directly from BER Airport to Grünheide when […]

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Rocket Lab prepares for the ‘Owl Night Long’ mission

Rocket Lab is currently targeting no earlier than Wednesday, March 13th to launch Synspectives’ Strix-3 satellite to a Sun-synchronous orbit from Pad B at  Launch Complex 1 on the Mahia Peninsula in New Zealand. The 75-minute launch windows open at 03:oo NZDT (14:00 UTC) and the overall launch period runs through the 22nd of March […]

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